Can SolarWinds Monitoring create a Dashboard Widget with Dynamic Linking?

For example, suppose there is a widget showing a list of hosts in Cluster A, and on the same dashboard there are other widgets displaying CPU, Memory, and Disk IOPs metrics.

Is it possible that when I click on Host 1 in the list, the other widgets automatically update to show the CPU, Memory, and Disk IOPs graphs for Host 1?
And when I click Host 2, those widgets dynamically change to show the graphs for Host 2, and so on?

If this is possible, could you please share how to configure it or provide any example or documentation that demonstrates this feature?

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Lofstrand

I don't think it's possible. Nice idea though

koravit27

From Gemini Guide,

My planned steps below based on what I've read. Could you please confirm if this is the correct approach to achieve this "context passing" or "widget-to-widget communication"?

Step 1: Create a Modern Dashboard

I understand this feature is not available in Classic Dashboards (legacy views).
I will go to Dashboards > Manage Dashboards and create a new dashboard, ensuring the type is set to "Modern".

Step 2: Create the Source Widget (List of Hosts)

Add a "Custom Table" widget to the dashboard.
SQLSELECT N.NodeID, N.Caption, N.DetailsUrl FROM Orion.Nodes NWHERE N.CustomProperties.Cluster = 'ClusterA' -- or other conditions
In the widget's settings (Edit Widget), go to the "On-click" or "Interactions" tab.
Set the action for a row click to "Pass context to other widgets" and configure it to pass the NodeID from the query.

Step 3: Create the Destination Widgets (CPU, Memory, Disk) Create the charts:

For the CPU Widget:
1. Add a "Time Series Chart" widget.
2. Go to its Data Source settings.
3. Select the option "Listen for context from widget" (or "Use data from widget").
4. Set it to "Listen" to the "Custom Table" widget from Step 2.
5. Configure the metric to display AvgLoad (CPU).
For the Memory & Disk Widgets:
1. Repeat the process: Add new "Time Series Chart" widgets.
2. Set their Data Source to "Listen" to the same "Custom Table" widget.
3. Change the metrics to AvgPercentMemoryUsed (Memory) and AvgDiskIOPs_Read / AvgDiskIOPs_Write (Disk IOPs).

Is this the correct procedure? Am I missing any key settings?

Lofstrand

Sorry, that is just not true. The AI is hallucinating…

koravit27

I think so as well., hahaha 🤣